Chapter 10 Buying candy to eat
Liu Man'er walked forward quickly, leaving these long-tongued women behind from a distance.
The two children also followed quickly, and they didn't want to stay in the crowd longer, because they were also afraid of seeing the kind of eyes of others looking at Liu Man'er, so they chose to flee far away as she did before.
Therefore, Liu Man'er's move is exactly what they want.
"If I've disgraced you like this, why do you want to follow me to town?"
Although she knew that these were just two children, and she shouldn't worry about them, when they ran up, Liu Man'er couldn't help but pause and say a word.
There was silence behind him, and the sound of the two children panting and catching up also stopped, Liu Fusheng was still young, but Ye He was already eight years old, and he was sensible.
Hearing Liu Man'er's words, her heart was speechless for a while, thinking about turning around and running away, but she followed behind Liu Man'er silently after all.
The three of them were silent all the way to the town.
Amazed by the bustling bazaar, Liu Fusheng was the first to forget the unhappiness just now, and became happy again, he was small, and he was about to drill into the crowd as soon as he slipped through the smoke.
Liu Man'er hurriedly grabbed his hand and said, "Be careful, there are a lot of people in this town who shoot flowers." ”
This side grabbed Liu Fusheng with her hand, and over there, she held Ye He, feeling Ye He's hand resist slightly, but she still held it.
Although there was a moment of unhappiness just now, after all, everyone is a relative, and Liu Man'er didn't take this matter to heart.
There are a lot of flowers in this ancient world, if a girl as big as Ye He is caught by shooting flowers, the end will definitely be very miserable, and Liu Man'er will not allow this kind of thing to happen in front of her.
Grabbing the hands of the two children tightly, Liu Man'er squeezed into the crowd.
It's been a long time since I've seen such a lively scene, with the sound of hawkers coming and going, and the endless stream of pedestrians, including the husband and fortune teller walking by with banners, and the people selling sweet potato candy with bells.
This sweet potato sugar is maltose, and Liu Man'er also ate it when she was a child, it is particularly sticky to your teeth, but it is sweet.
After all, Liu Fusheng is young, and he always pays attention to what he eats, and soon, he was attracted by the business of the malt candy seller's rattle.
His eyes stared straight at the man's basket, but he didn't say a word in his mouth, and even followed Liu Man'er closely, never taking a step there.
Alas......
Liu Man'er sighed in her heart, but with a slight smile on her face, she led the two children and walked over there, "Look, there are people selling sweet potato candy over there, do you want to eat it?" ”
"Yes!" Liu Fusheng screamed, but then he pursed his mouth tightly, this sweet potato candy is bought with money, where is the money in the family.
Moreover, he knows his own identity, but he is just an accessory of his sister, and now he is following his sister to be able to eat.
At a young age, because he was born in such a family, he has matured early.
"Sister-in-law, why don't we sell these straw ropes first, so that if you have money, take a penny to buy candy for your younger brother, and my mother won't say anything."
This Ye He is very good to Liu Fusheng, and seeing that Liu Fusheng really wants to eat, he pursed his mouth and proposed to Liu Man'er.
She seemed to be afraid that Liu Man'er would not agree, and before Liu Man'er had time to speak, she continued: "Ten yuan a penny, when the time comes, you will eat all six pieces of candy, you go home and tell your mother, I took this money, and my mother will not blame you for keeping it." ”
"Okay." To her surprise, Liu Man'er didn't even think about it, so she nodded and agreed.
The three of them walked all the way to the place where the straw rope was collected, and there was a tile kiln nearby, and the straw rope was to be collected by the tile kiln, but they were specially collected, and it was at the wharf.
Dig out of the crowd and walk out of an alley.
There were already a lot of people gathered in the place where the straw ropes were sold, most of them women, old women, women, and some young girls, who were either carrying baskets, or carrying burdens, or dragging them in sacks, in short, all in a group, looking at the middle-aged man with a melon skin hat in the middle.
"I'll come first, I'll be called first." There is an endless stream of voices like this.
But this middle-aged man didn't seem to hear it, he generally accepted these things just to see the quality.
Whoever looks sturdy and smooth, and doesn't have so many thorns, will take it first.
Liu Man'er looked at the straw rope that others took out, and felt that the straw rope woven by Fang's family was still very good, it looked very tight, and the outside was smooth and not frizzy, compared to the frizzy straw rope of some people, it was still very good.
There is no queue here, so Liu Man'er is not polite, and tells Ye He to be optimistic about Liu Fusheng and not to go with strangers, so he relied on his thin body and got to the front as soon as he slipped away.
The two women on the side saw Liu Man'er squeezing over, and glared at her very unceremoniously, Liu Man'er didn't care, smiled at them, put down the basket, followed their example, and took out half a meter of their straw rope.
"Come on, little girl, take you first." This middle-aged man with a melon skin hat instantly lit up his eyes after seeing Liu Man'er.
Liu Man'er also squeezed to the front unceremoniously, smiled at the middle-aged man, and took out all the straw ropes in the basket.
"Sanpenny!" Put it on the scale, and the man gave the price.
Liu Man'er didn't know how much to scale, but when she was at home, this Fang clan had already told her how much she could sell, so she had no objection, so she nodded, took the three cents, and squeezed out of the crowd with a basket on her back.
Seeing her come out, Ye He and Liu Fusheng, who were waiting for her on the side, quickly ran over, Liu Fusheng's eyes lit up, and asked, "Sister, you sold it so quickly?" ”
"yes." Liu Man'er nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go to the town to buy something." ”
"Great!" The two children were very happy when they heard Liu Man'er's words.
When I came to the place where sweet potato candy was sold before, Liu Man'er generously bought sweet potato candy and said, "Get me twenty yuan!" ”
Ye He pulled her sleeve on the side, "You bought so much?" ”
"Yes." Liu Man'er nodded, took the candy wrapped in kraft paper, and when she handed over the two pennies, she suddenly felt a little distressed, Fang's hard work to weave the straw rope for so long before she got the three pennies, and she didn't have the money covered yet, so there was only one penny left.
It's really distressing to think about.
However, when Liu Man'er handed the candy to Ye He, she didn't feel distressed when she saw the simple smile on her face when she and Liu Fusheng ate candy together.
Isn't it just for spending money? What's more, the wild boar was called yesterday, and Ye Yuan also gave her fifty yuan pocket money, which is considered his own.
After having this sugar, Ye He and Liu Fusheng became much closer to Liu Man'er, Liu Fusheng saw that Liu Man'er didn't eat sugar, and grabbed the candy and handed it to her, "Sister, you can eat your sugar too." ”
"Good!" Liu Man'er bent down and opened her mouth, but Liu Fusheng still put the sugar in her mouth.
Well, to be honest, she's hungry too, and she's a little nostalgic for the simple taste of sweet potato sugar.
"Sweet or not?" Liu Fusheng asked.
"It's so sweet." Liu Man'er nodded violently, and then said, "But it's a little sticky." ”
"Hee-hee." Ye He and Liu Fusheng both laughed when they saw Liu Man'er.
The three of them continued to walk forward, Liu Man'er did not forget the purpose of her coming today, in addition to purchasing some food, the most important thing was to come and see if there were any business opportunities on this street.
To be honest, there are a lot of business opportunities here, but nothing seems to be suitable for her.
People can make money selling sweet potato sugar, but Liu Man'er can't; Those who sell snacks can also make money, but Liu Man'er will not either; You can make money by making a veil and embroidering a handkerchief, but Liu Man'er still can't.
After walking around the street, I know the prices here almost well, and a penny here is probably equivalent to a dollar in my previous life, but the people here are very poor, and a penny is difficult for them to earn, and it is also very useful.
Just like Liu Man'er, a big living person is only worth five cents, Liu Man'er feels sad when she thinks about this.
"The buns sold in front are so fragrant, let's buy a few."
This ancient food is the original flavor, very provocative to people's taste buds, even ordinary food, there is a different taste.
Just like the one selling buns in front, it was so fragrant, Liu Man'er couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she smelled it, not to mention the two children next to her.
She guessed that they must have not eaten such a bun in a long time.
"Do we still have any money?" Although Ye He is young, he is very sensible, "My mother said, but to get the money back, we have already spent an extra penny." ”
"It's okay, didn't we sell wild boar meat yesterday, your eldest brother gave me pocket money." Liu Man'er smiled slightly, signaling Ye He not to worry.
"How many?" Ye He couldn't help but ask.
Liu Man'er showed a mysterious look on her face, and said arrogantly: "I won't tell you, anyway, I still have the money to buy two meat buns." ”
"Oh." Ye He didn't ask much, after all, this was Liu Man'er's money, and she had already bought candy for the two of her once today, and even if she bought meat buns, she might not have their share.
Of course, I still wanted to eat and came to this steamed bun shop.
"Hello officer, what do you want to buy?" Seeing the guests coming, the boss hurriedly shouted.
"Is Ye Feng going home today?" Liu Man'er didn't speak, but looked sideways at Ye He and asked.
"Go home."
Hearing Ye He's answer, Liu Man'er remembered that there was an extra fee to stay in the school, so Ye Feng went home every day, but he came back late.
"How do you sell this bun?" Liu Man'er asked the boss.
"White bread costs two pennies, and meat buns cost a penny." The boss replied very neatly.
"Okay, get me four vegetarian buns and three meat buns." Liu Man'er took out a money bag from her arms, took out six coins and handed it over.